Players to watch: Orleans All-Star Jimmy Herron (Duke) ranks third in the league with a .338 average, scoring 26 runs, driving in 19 and tying for fourth with 13 steals. Stephen Scott is the top RBI man in the league with 33, while All-Star Logan Gilbert (Stetson) has been one of the Firebirds’ workhorses by posting a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 31.1 innings. John Aiello (Wake Forest) and Mason Koppens (Northeastern) are two of the Anglers’ best hitters, batting .306 and .304, respectively, and Chatham also has one of the best relievers in All-Star Jack DeGroat (Liberty). DeGroat didn’t allow an earned run in 11 appearances, striking out 28 over 14 innings while surrendering just four hits.

No. 3 Brewster vs. No. 2 Yarmouth-Dennis

Game 1: Saturday, 4 p.m., at Y-D

Game 2: Sunday, 4 p.m., at Brewster

Game 3 (if necessary): Monday, 4 p.m., at Y-D

Regular season: Y-D, 27-16-1, 2nd in East Brewster, 21-21-2, 3rd in East

Season series: Y-D won, 4-1-1

Players to watch: Nico Hoerner (Stanford) and Kyle Isbel (UNLV) have made quite the one-two punch for Y-D as both played in the All-Star Game and often have hit back-to-back in the Red Sox lineup. Hoerner is hitting .300 with 28 RBIs, 25 RBIs, and he is third in the league with 15 steals, while Isbel ranks second in the league with 32 runs scored and is tied for fourth with 13 steals. Riley McCauley (Michigan State) is tied for first in the league with eight saves. For the Whitecaps, Mickey Gasper (Bryant) took home the John J. Claffey Award as the top player from New England, hitting .305 with 30 RBIs, 22 runs scored, five homers. The All-Star selection also is tied for first with 28 walks. Nick Dunn is fourth in the league with a .333 average, and Tony Locey (Georgia) is a top-five pitcher in the league, going 4-2 with a 2.75 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 36 innings.

Players to watch: Falmouth’s Alec Bohm (Wichita State) chased the batting title all season, ultimately finishing second with a .351 average, 23 runs and 28 RBIs, putting him in a tie for third in the league. Marty Bechina also has 28 RBIs for the Commodores and ranks third with eight homers, and Hunter Steinmetz (Missouri State) has a league-best 17 steals and is hitting .288. Wareham’s Willie MacIver (Washington) is one steal behind Steinmetz with 16, and the Gatemen’s pitching staff includes Noah Zavolas (Harvard) and Justin Montgomery (California Baptist). Zavolas has a 0.63 ERA over 28.1 innings, striking out 31, while Montgomery is 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 28 strikeouts over 28.2 innings.

Players to watch: The Kettleers have two of the best offensive players in the league in MVP Greyson Jenista (Wichita State) and Outstanding Pro Prospect Griffin Conine (Duke). Conine is first in the league with 32 runs scored, tied for first with nine home runs, tied for third with 28 RBIs and fifth with a .329 average. Jenista has hit .310 with 25 runs scored (tied for seventh), 16 RBIs and nine steals. On the mound, Zane Collins (Wright State) took home All-Star honors and was named Coca-Cola Player of the Week in Week 4, compiling a 4-2 record, 2.25 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 28 innings. Bourne's Grant Williams (Kennesaw State) ranks seventh in the league with a .326 average, scoring 22 runs and driving in 13, and Lyle Lin (Arizona State) is hitting .283 with 21 RBIs, good for an 11th-place tie. Daniel Bies (Gonzaga) leads the Braves pitching staff with 32 innings, going 3-2 with a 3.06 ERA and 27 strikeouts.